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Becoming Wise
It’s a paradox. Nobody likes a know-it-all, but we find wise people very attractive. What’s the difference? How can we thread that needle – cultivating and displaying true wisdom while avoiding arrogance? Consider Context There’s an old saying: Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. Wisdom relies not only on knowledge but also on experience. It’s based on a foundational understanding of how the world operates – an understanding that surpasses a basic grasp of the necessary facts. Very often, that insight is borne from walking the coals, facing adversity, and living to tell the tale. A wise person makes…